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stress in college students

What physiological and psychological effects does stress have on college students' academic and personal lives and what can be done to treat and control it?
Using boolean logic and the set of keywords that were developed, you can now use the information to search the library's resources. The same logic can be used whether you are searching the online catalog for books, or databases for articles. The following pages will demonstrate the progression of an example search strategies and possible outcomes:

STEP 1 - conduct a broad keyword search to see what's out there

Keyword Search Term: stress
Results: information on strains & stresses, finite element method, fracture mechanics, metal-work, geometry, methodology, residual stresses, carbon, numerical anaylsys,United States